Mom made comment about my son's lack of reading ability

[Alicia64]

She's a pain in the neck. Very out spoken. Very "me, me, me." She's not all sweet and light to say the least.

 

Her son has autism which would make me think that she'd have some empathy for learning issues.

 

So, this evening, her son passed out birthday invites. My son brought his to me and said, "will you read this?"

 

And she said, plenty loud, "oh, he doesn't read?!" (She's making a comment about homeschooling. She didn't/doesn't know that he's dealing with dyslexia. i don't know her that well. She's a neighbor.)

 

I ignored her and read it to my son and that was that.

 

She's a single mom, loving a boy w/ autism, just moved from out of state, horrendous relationship with the dad of the boys, never married -- I know she's not having a good time in life. But geez.

 

I run into her all the time and I really never liked her anyway, now I just want to sever ties all together.

 

I need to vent or hit a pillow or something! :rant:

 

The saddest part? My son is doing really well with the I See Sam books. Bless whichever mom on here recommended those great books to me. My son is progressing and that's what I'm looking for. I know he's been feeling better.

 

I don't know if he heard the woman's comment or not.

 

Thanks for listening,

 

Alley

[Perry]

:grouphug:That stinks. Mean old bat.

 

 

 

The saddest part? My son is doing really well with the I See Sam books. Bless whichever mom on here recommended those great books to me. My son is progressing and that's what I'm looking for. I know he's been feeling better.

 

 

Me! Me!

 

I'm so glad you're happy with them. They were great for my son.

[chiguirre]

I think you need to practice the withering look and then say, "He's dyslexic." This is remarkably effective at shutting people up and making them feel stoopid (unless they're really jerks and don't care about people with disabilities). I guess that's useful to know too, so you can avoid them.

[Alicia64]

Perry!!! How could I have forgotten that you were the great person who referred me to I See Sam books?!

 

Thank you so much!!!!! My son is really doing well with them.

 

Any advice for what to do after these books?

 

Alley

[Renee in NC]

Perry!!! How could I have forgotten that you were the great person who referred me to I See Sam books?!

 

Thank you so much!!!!! My son is really doing well with them.

 

Any advice for what to do after these books?

 

Alley

 

There are 8 sets that go up to about a 4th grade reading level.

[In The Great White North]

And she said, plenty loud, "oh, he doesn't read?!"

 

This is the 7 year old in your siggie? Pass the bean dip.

 

Tons of 7 year olds don't read. And you've found what works for your ds. That's really all that matters.

[elegantlion]

:grouphug: that sucks. My son is mildly dyslexic and until recently greeting cards have been an issue. The crazy fonts they chose for some of these cards is annoying.

[Harriet Vane]

:grouphug:That stinks. Mean old bat.

 

 

 

 

:iagree:

[lollie010]

I am just waiting for someone to say something like that to me about my son's handwriting. I am prepared for it so maybe I will be able to keep my cool.

[Perry]

Any advice for what to do after these books?

 

Alley

 

If he gets all the way through the series, you probably won't need to do any more reading instruction. If he still needs more work, maybe Rewards Intermediate would be helpful. Other possibilities would be ABeCeDarian level D and Megawords.

[LauraGB]

This is the 7 year old in your siggie? Pass the bean dip.

 

Tons of 7 year olds don't read. And you've found what works for your ds. That's really all that matters.

 

:iagree: I know plenty of kids 7,8,9, who don't read or don't read well enough - and they don't have a condition that would cause it, and they go to public school.

 

I agree with another poster - master a few looks; the surprised-that-anyone-could-say-something-so-off-color look is a good one for this occasion.:)